recommander

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French

Etymology

From re- + commander, or ultimately from Latin re- + commandāre, commendāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.de/
  • recommander(file)

Verb

recommander

  1. to recommend, to endorse

Conjugation

Conjugation of recommander (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple recommander
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple recommandant
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle recommandé
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.de/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present recommande
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃d/ 		recommandes
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃d/ 		recommande
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃d/ 		recommandons
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		recommandez
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.de/ 		recommandent
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃d/
imperfect recommandais
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛ/ 		recommandais
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛ/ 		recommandait
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛ/ 		recommandions
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		recommandiez
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dje/ 		recommandaient
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 recommandai
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.de/ 		recommandas
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.da/ 		recommanda
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.da/ 		recommandâmes
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dam/ 		recommandâtes
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dat/ 		recommandèrent
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɛʁ/
future recommanderai
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁe/ 		recommanderas
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁa/ 		recommandera
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁa/ 		recommanderons
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		recommanderez
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁe/ 		recommanderont
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional recommanderais
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		recommanderais
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		recommanderait
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		recommanderions
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.də.ʁjɔ̃/ 		recommanderiez
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.də.ʁje/ 		recommanderaient
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present recommande
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃d/ 		recommandes
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃d/ 		recommande
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃d/ 		recommandions
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		recommandiez
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dje/ 		recommandent
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃d/
imperfect2 recommandasse
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.das/ 		recommandasses
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.das/ 		recommandât
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.da/ 		recommandassions
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.da.sjɔ̃/ 		recommandassiez
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.da.sje/ 		recommandassent
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.das/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — recommande
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃d/ 		— recommandons
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		recommandez
/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.de/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → German: rekommandieren

Further reading

Middle French

Verb

recommander

  1. to have a favorable opinion (of)

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of recommander
infinitive simple recommander
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple recommandant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle recommandé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present recommande recommandes recommande recommandons recommandez recommandent
imperfect recommandois, recommandoys recommandois, recommandoys recommandoit, recommandoyt recommandions, recommandyons recommandiez, recommandyez recommandoient, recommandoyent
past historic recommanda recommandas recommanda recommandasmes recommandastes recommanderent
future recommanderai, recommanderay recommanderas recommandera recommanderons recommanderez recommanderont
conditional recommanderois, recommanderoys recommanderois, recommanderoys recommanderoit, recommanderoyt recommanderions, recommanderyons recommanderiez, recommanderyez recommanderoient, recommanderoyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present recommande recommandes recommande recommandons recommandez recommandent
imperfect recommandasse recommandasses recommandast recommandassions recommandassiez recommandassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — recommande — recommandons recommandez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).

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